Slow News Day

It must have been a slow news day in Salem, Oregon, because this was in Sunday’s paper:
Actually, it was a very nice profile piece by Kelly Williams Brown with whom I spoke several times at my home studio and office. I know she was there to interview me, but the whole time I kept thinking [...]

Hersies

When my son was about three he liked to play “hersies,” which, for those of you who don’t speak Toddlerese, that’s “horsies.” He would spend hours talking to the stuffed hersies, that he had named himself – Blickitang, Rachael and Victor, among others.
Like so many other mispronunciations I’ve picked up from my kids’ toddler years [...]

Show Me Your Teeth

People are starting to send in their photos for my Dia de Los Muertos portrait project and it’s very exciting. I love to see which pictures people choose.
When people first asked me what kind of images work best I immediately answered, “straight-on, not smiling” but with each new photo that a client sends, I’m thinking [...]

‘Tis the Season

For cats!

Also, a reminder that I am still taking orders for holiday Gift Certificates! Email me at rachael@rachaelrossman.com.